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[Driven]

Originally Posted by Weasel

06 X5 did not have "power management" and doesn't need the battery replacement registered in the DME, E70 does... The only way it would take retrofit programming is if they were switching you from lead acid (white battery) to AGM (black battery) as the charging profile is very different.

Exactly. Thank you for explaining it clearly.

[motordavid]

ekimv...in lieu of wringing hands, a Search Tab hunt turns up a dozen plus pages of Threads on batteries, battery replacement, etc., including easy DIY, with pics.

Search works, as a heads up for the unenthused, uninvigorated, and the growing group of excitable boys, as Zevon wrote and sang.
GL, mD

Here's my version of the DIY, found on Front Page of This Site,
and via Search:

http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...apped-out.html